Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:13 PM EST

Climate Change

Overview

Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. It can be a change in the average weather or a change in the distribution of weather events around an average (for example, greater or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region, or may occur across the whole Earth.

Headlines Around the Web

Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Carbon tax: An idea whose time should not come

May 03 - MarketWatch

Outside the Box: Our infrastructure isn’t ready for climate change

Apr 30 - MarketWatch

Brussels urges emissions capture debate

Mar 28 - Financial Times

W.H. climate weakness: Senate Democrats

Mar 26 - Politico

Tax breaks fail to fire up Portmeirion

Mar 22 - Financial Times

Green energy more important for climate than whether Keystone approved: White House

Mar 16 - Financial Post

Greens flocking to Markey for Senate

Mar 15 - Politico

Energy giant EDF drops lawsuit against climate change protesters after backlash

Mar 14 - Independent

Keystone XL focus shifts to climate change, oil lobby says

Mar 02 - Financial Post

U.S. wants new Canadian climate rules as condition for Keystone approval, Redford says

Feb 27 - Financial Post

Alberta nixes funding for Synfuels carbon capture project, dealing blow to climate change strategy

Feb 26 - Financial Post

Kerry speech ominous for Keystone XL pipeline

Feb 21 - CBC

Gore pans climate change coverage

Feb 19 - Politico

Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Obama tries to have it both ways on climate change

Feb 16 - MarketWatch

Alberta prepared to take more action against climate change, minister says

Feb 15 - Financial Post

Obama's climate challenge aimed at Canada, U.S. envoy says

Feb 14 - CBC

‘Not encouraging’: Flaherty less optimistic Obama will approve Keystone XL

Jan 26 - Financial Post

Keystone’s fate rests in hands of climate hawk John Kerry

Jan 26 - Financial Post

Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Obama must act, not just talk about climate change

Jan 25 - MarketWatch

Obama aims to tackle climate change in second term

Jan 23 - Financial Post

Articles About Climate Change

Bitter Cold Left UK Gas Reserves Six Hours from Running Dry

By IBTimes UK

Rationing would have been inevitable if bad weather had gone on, officials warn. (2:09 am)

Australia Gives $141 Million Aid to the Philippines to Fund Basic Services, Education Reform, Other Programs

By IBTimes AU

The Australian government has announced a $141 million dollar aid to the Philippines for fiscal year 2013-2014 to fund basic services, education reform, public-private partnerships and community-based programs on climate change and conflict. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, DISASTERS, MANAGEMENT

Figure 2. Lotka-Volterra equations used to illustrate situation that begins with 80 baboons and 40 cheetahs. Source: Wikipedia

Is A Steady State Economy Possible?: Gail Tverberg

By Economy Watch

A Steady State Economy is one that seeks to balance growth with environmental integrity by maintaining stable or mildly fluctuating levels in population and consumption of energy and materials. In our current global scenario - with population and dem... (May 23)

Sarah Palin’s Facebook Wisecrack on Global Warming Goes Viral

By IBTimes AU

To indicate her disbelief in the concept of global warming, former Republican Party vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin posted a naughty remark in her Facebook account. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: SARAH PALIN, GLOBAL WARMING, FACEBOOK

After tough week, Obama tries to change the subject to jobs

By Reuters UK

President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the economy - and announced he will try to cut in half the time it takes to get federal approval for large job-creating projects. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, CRUDE OIL, WHITE HOUSE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, LIBYA

Mount Everest’s Glaciers Melting at Alarming Rate, Climate Change Probable Cause

By IBTimes IN

The world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest, has been plagued with climate change leading to fast shrinking glaciers, according to a recent study. (May 17)

97% of Scientists Agree Global Warming is Man Made

By IBTimes UK

Institute of Physics research shows scientists 'overwhelmingly' agree global warming is caused by humans. (May 16)

Rare Earths, Oil, Gas, Other Commodities Up For Grabs As Arctic States Grants China, India, Japan, Other Select Nations ‘Observer Status’

By IBTimes AU

It won't be long before the essential raw minerals and commodities of the planet's Far North such as rare earths, oil and gas get gobbled up by the industrialists. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, JAPAN, RUSSIA, INDIA, COPPER

Everest's snowline has moved 180m up the mountain in the last 50 years (Pavel Novak)

Everest’s Glaciers Shrinking as World’s Highest Mountain ‘Sheds Frozen Cloak’

By IBTimes UK

Greenhouse gases have caused glaciers on Mount Everest to retreat and snowline to be 180 metres higher. (May 14)

Carbon Dioxide Level Crosses Milestone at Hawaii Site

By Reuters

The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million at a key observing station in Hawaii for the first time since measurement began in 1958, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Friday. (May 11)